https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298961 Territorial jurisdiction for a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaint lies where any constituent act of the offence occurs, including presentation of the cheque and issuance of notice from that ation; on these facts, the Gurgaon court had jurisdiction. A cheque described as a security cheque is not outside Section 138 merely because of that label; where it is issued in relation to an existing or enforceable liability and is presented under the transaction, its dishonour may attract statutory liability. The territorial objection and the argument of immunity for a security cheque were both rejected, and the complaint and summoning proceedings were allowed to continue. en-us Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 14:48:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298961 Territorial jurisdiction for a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaint lies where any constituent act of the offence occurs, including presentation of the cheque and issuance of notice from that ation; on these facts, the Gurgaon court had jurisdiction. A cheque described as a security cheque is not outside Section 138 merely because of that label; where it is issued in relation to an existing or enforceable liability and is presented under the transaction, its dishonour may attract statutory liability. The territorial objection and the argument of immunity for a security cheque were both rejected, and the complaint and summoning proceedings were allowed to continue. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298961